After weeks of speculation that Houston may...

BACKING OFF.

August 7, 1988|Mike Huguenin

BACKING OFF. After weeks of speculation that Houston may sign free

agent Moses Malone or trade for Sacramento foward Otis Thorpe, Rockets General Manager Ray Patterson now is backing away from both moves. Patterson decided against a trade after meeting with Thorpe's agent, who wants a financial package Houston cannot provide because of salary-cap limitations.